Attendees

9,000

Exhibitors

380

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Overview

Event Overview:

GlassBuild America is the gathering place for the entire glass, window and door industries in North America.

Presented by the National Glass Association and the Window & Door Dealers Alliance along with show partners, the American Architectural Manufacturers Association, the Glass Association of North America and the Insulating Glass Manufactures Alliance, and in conjunction with industry’s leading publications - Glass Magazine and Window & Door - GlassBuild America is a comprehensive and united event. With educational forums and Express Learning sessions, abundant networking opportunities and a trade show floor full of the latest and most innovative glass and fenestration industries’ equipment, products, technologies and services, you will walk away from GlassBuild America with knowledge and information to help you build a better business.

Who Exhibits?
In the past three years there has been an average of 423 exhibiting companies at GlassBuild America. Exhibiting companies cover the broad spectrum of manufacturing, distributing, fabricating, retailing and dealing flat glass and residential windows and doors. In addition, the show floor is home to the Innovative Product Pavilion which showcases cutting-edge technologies and other groundbreaking advances from across the glass industry, ranging from energy conservation to design innovations and the latest “green” products.

Who Attends?
GlassBuild America attracts participants from all facets of the glass, window, and door industries. Forty-eight percent of registered attendees hold CEO, president or other executive management positions. Seventy-six percent of attendees recommend or make the final decision about their company’s purchase of products.

Founded in 1948, the National Glass Association is the largest and most influential trade association serving the architectural glass, and window and door industries. The NGA represents nearly 2,200 member companies, produces the industry's leading events and publications, and provides cutting-edge education and training programs. Its sister organization, the Window and Door Dealers Alliance, represents the interests of retail, wholesale, and installing dealers of new and replacement windows, doors, skylights, and related building products. The NGA's annual events - including GlassBuild America and the Glazing Executives Forum - serve as a centralized meeting place for thousands of professionals.

About WDDA:

The Window & Door Dealers Alliance's represent the interests of retail, wholesale, and installing dealers of new and replacement windows, doors, skylights, and related building products. The WDDA is the only national business organization advancing the interests of independent window and door dealers.